Reviews

This OVA is an absolute masterpiece. I usually don't write reviews of series, but I just had to recommend it to somebody. It is also a land of many "firsts". It's the first Gundam series not directed by Tomino. It's the first Gundam OVA. It's also the first extended view we have of what life in the colonies is like as well as the first story from the perspective of civilians. It absolutely nails everything it's trying to be


The story is outstanding, both from a critic's perspective and the way it fits in with the rest of the Universal Century timeline. It makes the world of Gundam feel "real" more so than 36 episodes of Mobile Suit Gundam or 50 of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ever did.

The art and animation are beautiful, as is expected from an OVA of a popular series like Gundam. There's not really much to write about beyond the attention to detail. The cigarettes are realistically animated and so are the liquids. The best part of this OVA's artwork has to be the portions set in space. They are absolutely beautiful, and even better than Zeta Gundam's backgrounds.

The soundtrack is pretty good, but it's nothing to write home about. The main theme is really the best part. It captures the sad atmosphere of this OVA really well.

The characters are amazing. I really like the character of Chris and wish we could see more of her. The tragedy of the OVA is really well-driven

I really enjoyed this OVA. To quote Zeta Gundam "You will see the tears of time"